Sports Quiz – May 17, 2019

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Questions

1. Two pitchers in major-league history have compiled nine seasons of 40-plus saves. Name them.
2. When was the last time pitchers from the same team were the top two in leading a league in ERA for a season?
3. How long was the Air Force football team’s streak of consecutive games in which they scored before Army ended it during the 2017 season?
4. In 2018, DeMarcus Cousins recorded the 10th 40-point, 20-rebound, 10-assist game in NBA history. Which player accomplished this feat the most?
5. Who played the most NHL games in New York Rangers history?
6. Joe Gibbs Racing, in 2019, finished 1-2-3 at the Daytona 500. When was the last time a NASCAR team did that at this race?
7. In 2019, tennis star Novak Djokovic broke a tie with two other players to become the winningest men’s singles champion at the Australian Open (seven times). With whom had he been tied?

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1. Trevor Hoffman and Mariano Rivera.
2. It was 2016, when Kyle Hendricks (2.13) and Jon Lester (2.44) of the Chicago Cubs led the N.L. in ERA.
3. It was 306 games (1992-2017).
4. Wilt Chamberlain (six times).
5. Harry Howell, with 1,160 games (1952-69).
6. Hendrick Motorsports, in 1997.
7. Roger Federer and Roy Emerson.

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